5. The schedule I classification of cannabis is a lie; the science says so

read that one again: 5. The schedule I classification of cannabis is a lie; the science says so

you cannot argue with these facts. this has been scientifically proven - cannabis does not meet the requirements of Schedule I. you MUST accept this fact, you have no choice in the matter. And once you do admit to the facts involved...then the entire argument against legalization falls apart.

Cannabis has been responsible for, (last time I checked), exactly 0 deaths from overdose.

About the only ways cannabis can kill you is if:A bale of it falls on your headAn organized crime gangster kills you in a dispute involving itAn overzealous drug cop kills you in a dispute involving itYou light yourself on fire in a strange accident involving a joint, lighter fluid and a malfunctioning barbeque while attempting to satisfy your munchiesCheetos overdose, which is no laughing matter

4. Cannabis use is associated with only marginal increases in traffic accident risk

Bill Hicks: Say you get in a car accident and you've been smoking pot? You're only going 4 miles an hour. ::Crashhh:: "shiat we hit something." "Forgot to open the garage door, dude." "We got to get the garage door open so Domino's knows we're home!"

Marijuana has a variety of problems that potheads refuse to admit. It's not a wonder drug and has drawbacks, especially in the age group that its mainly frequented by (young males) in popular culture.

But holy fark this entire weed prohibition bullshiat is ridiculous, costs money, ruins lives, and has absolutely no positive side-effects to go along with it. Who the fark still thinks this is a good idea?

tomWright:Cannabis has been responsible for, (last time I checked), exactly 0 deaths from overdose.

About the only ways cannabis can kill you is if:A bale of it falls on your headAn organized crime gangster kills you in a dispute involving itAn overzealous drug cop kills you in a dispute involving itYou light yourself on fire in a strange accident involving a joint, lighter fluid and a malfunctioning barbeque while attempting to satisfy your munchiesCheetos overdose, which is no laughing matter

Legalize it, regulate it, make it safe

Hey, the spiral Cheetos can be terribly dangerous if you OD on them. Which sucks, because I frekaing love the spiral Cheetos and will often binge on them, making my tummy hate me.

Sargun:Marijuana has a variety of problems that potheads refuse to admit. It's not a wonder drug and has drawbacks, especially in the age group that its mainly frequented by (young males) in popular culture.

But holy fark this entire weed prohibition bullshiat is ridiculous, costs money, ruins lives, and has absolutely no positive side-effects to go along with it. Who the fark still thinks this is a good idea?

Ryan2065:The My Little Pony Killer: So I take it from the headline that Subby supports alcohol prohibition.

I read the headline to mean marijuana legalization with some restrictions, like alcohol.

This.

/wishes people would stop needing drugs to enjoy their lives.//particularly after watching other people either a) die of diseases (like cancer) when they desperately wanted to live b) forced to take meds so their brains to work *right* for once.

Sargun:Marijuana has a variety of problems that potheads refuse to admit. It's not a wonder drug and has drawbacks, especially in the age group that its mainly frequented by (young males) in popular culture.

But holy fark this entire weed prohibition bullshiat is ridiculous, costs money, ruins lives, and has absolutely no positive side-effects to go along with it. Who the fark still thinks this is a good idea?

The prisons who profit from having every weed smoker locked away for two to five years.

I just don't think cannabis impairs in a like manner to alcohol. High doses are a little unpleasant, so one just eases up. Only through oral administration, and even then only with effort, does it seem possible to become anything like drunk.

I wish it was as easy to get it here in New York State as it is in California. I am on 17 different scips for various problems, all resulting in pain that could take down a rhino. Pot has fewer side effects than the meds I am on. They have to check my liver, kidneys and lungs every month by testing my blood. I also have Glaucoma, and take 3 different eye drops 2 a day. I also liked the way it made me feel, with not hangover in the morning. Of course, there is the munchies. My weight may suffer (I mean more then it has already). GIVE ME POT!

Sargun:Marijuana has a variety of problems that potheads refuse to admit. It's not a wonder drug and has drawbacks, especially in the age group that its mainly frequented by (young males) in popular culture.

I never understood the "It's a plant, it's natural and therefore is safe" mindset. poison ivy is a plant, would you smoke that?

That said, it's plainly obvious that pot is not a problem warranting militarization of our police force to save us. More lives are lost with our current policies then from the substance itself. Indeed, the solution is worse than the problem.

I have smoked plenty of dope in my life but do not use it these days or years. I don't care if you do, nor do I care if anyone does, however I would prefer those dollars go to official GDP instead of going to thug culture gangsters, cartel killers, banks and crooked politicians.

We can grow lettuce and broccoli in this country for less than a dollar a pound, but pot is greater than $50 per ounce for the shiattiest mexi-brick. It's stupid. Legalize it, let the market sort it out.

davidphogan:whidbey: Most righties don't give a f*ck about pot legalization.

They should if they want to cut government waste like they say they do.

What I mean is that you're likely to get more pro-legalization arguments out of them these days, and the only derp I've heard about how bad pot is tends to be from some self-righteous overzealous liberal.

Makh:4. Cannabis use is associated with only marginal increases in traffic accident risk

Bill Hicks: Say you get in a car accident and you've been smoking pot? You're only going 4 miles an hour. ::Crashhh:: "shiat we hit something." "Forgot to open the garage door, dude." "We got to get the garage door open so Domino's knows we're home!"

Sounds like the guy across the street that sometimes drives through my yard before he makes the turn.

OgreMagi:One of the barriers to getting pot legalized is a viable method of measuring how much someone has consumed and setting what constitutes impairment. We need a pot equivalent of the BAC test.

/I don't smoke pot

No. We need an impairment test period. It doesn't have to be pot specific.

If you just drove your car into my house I personally do not care if you are drunk, have not slept in 30 hours, high on your prescription medicine, just took a bunch of off the shelf cold medicine or benadryl. The issue is impairment and the test should test for it. Determining specific levels of certain chemicals is just bullshiat.

whidbey:What I mean is that you're likely to get more pro-legalization arguments out of them these days, and the only derp I've heard about how bad pot is tends to be from some self-righteous overzealous liberal.

In California the same groups who funded the anti-gay marriage thing were also funding anti prop 19 organizations, so I'd think you should pay more attention. Lots of fundies still think it's the devil's weed.

muldoon:pot is greater than $50 per ounce for the shiattiest mexi-brick. It's stupid.

Uhhhhh, MUCH greater. $50 = 1/8oz. 1oz = $400, not including breaks for buying in bulk, which most street dealers will not do.

Mind you, those are dispensary/street prices in the area I'm currently living in. At the dispensary I used to work at in CO we were letting eights go for $25 and zips go for $200. we were an exception, though.

muldoon:No. We need an impairment test period. It doesn't have to be pot specific.

If you just drove your car into my house I personally do not care if you are drunk, have not slept in 30 hours, high on your prescription medicine, just took a bunch of off the shelf cold medicine or benadryl. The issue is impairment and the test should test for it. Determining specific levels of certain chemicals is just bullshiat.

Why bother with that? Why not punish the guy driving his car into your house with the same punishment regardless of any circumstances beyond, "I was dodging that meteor" or "I was dodging your kid."